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Danforth vs Cushing
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Cushing has the most people working from home (18.5%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Danforth | Cushing |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 452Lowest |
1,460Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
48.8±7.7Lowest 9% above ME |
| Danforth and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cushing and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cushing and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $3,944 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cushing and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 13 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.